Growth Metrics

Boston Beer (SAM) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Boston Beer (SAM) reported Operating Expenses of $404.4 million for Q1 2026, up 118.03% year-on-year from $185.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 101.51% quarter-over-quarter from $200.7 million in Q4 2025.

Boston Beer (SAM) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $404.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 118.03% year-over-year to $404.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.0 billion (up 23.36% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $807.7 million, down 1.23% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $404.4 million, up from $200.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $404.4 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $169.6 million in Q2 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $209.0 million and a median of $195.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses retreated 11.71% in 2022 and surged 118.03% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Tracing SAM's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $182.3 million in 2022, then declined by 4.66% to $173.8 million in 2023, then climbed by 24.68% to $216.7 million in 2024, then decreased by 7.39% to $200.7 million in 2025, then surged by 101.51% to $404.4 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods registered $404.4 million, $200.7 million, and $211.1 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 United Breweries 4,105.18 Bn 3,730.53 Bn 387.52 Bn -58.25 Bn
2 Anheuser-Busch InBev 144.87 Bn 132.65 Bn 8.61 Bn -4,786.00
3 Mexican Economic Development 102.46 Bn 96.50 Bn - -
4 Constellation Brands 26.22 Bn 26.12 Bn 951.70 Mn 420.50 Mn
5 Ambev 9.36 Bn 5.68 Bn 2.42 Bn -295.42 Mn
6 Molson Coors Beverage 8.04 Bn 7.77 Bn 897.20 Mn 610.00 Mn
7 Boston Beer 1.99 Bn 1.83 Bn 213.96 Mn 404.42 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 28, 2026 404.42 Mn
Dec 27, 2025 200.70 Mn
Sep 27, 2025 211.07 Mn
Jun 28, 2025 210.45 Mn
Mar 29, 2025 185.49 Mn
Dec 28, 2024 216.71 Mn
Sep 28, 2024 234.41 Mn
Jun 29, 2024 195.64 Mn
Mar 30, 2024 170.99 Mn
Dec 30, 2023 173.82 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 213.15 Mn
Jul 1, 2023 195.79 Mn
Apr 1, 2023 169.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 182.32 Mn
Sep 24, 2022 219.38 Mn
Jun 25, 2022 194.39 Mn
Mar 26, 2022 175.11 Mn
Dec 25, 2021 172.71 Mn
Sep 25, 2021 248.47 Mn
Jun 26, 2021 195.58 Mn
Mar 27, 2021 173.03 Mn
Dec 26, 2020 174.15 Mn
Sep 26, 2020 138.80 Mn
Jun 27, 2020 130.86 Mn
Mar 28, 2020 126.44 Mn
Dec 28, 2019 125.09 Mn
Sep 28, 2019 128.00 Mn
Jun 29, 2019 121.07 Mn
Mar 30, 2019 95.10 Mn
Dec 29, 2018 88.10 Mn
Sep 29, 2018 110.50 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 110.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 86.86 Mn
Dec 30, 2017 93.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 80.01 Mn
Jul 1, 2017 88.73 Mn
Apr 1, 2017 72.32 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 73.33 Mn
Sep 24, 2016 83.30 Mn
Jun 25, 2016 85.09 Mn
Mar 26, 2016 80.29 Mn
Dec 26, 2015 82.43 Mn
Sep 26, 2015 96.13 Mn
Jun 27, 2015 89.41 Mn
Mar 28, 2015 77.48 Mn
Dec 27, 2014 76.37 Mn
Sep 27, 2014 82.35 Mn
Jun 28, 2014 82.60 Mn
Mar 29, 2014 77.13 Mn
Dec 28, 2013 75.51 Mn
Sep 28, 2013 73.14 Mn
Jun 29, 2013 65.08 Mn
Mar 30, 2013 58.10 Mn
Dec 29, 2012 52.79 Mn
Sep 29, 2012 59.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 56.94 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 49.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 54.36 Mn
Sep 24, 2011 49.62 Mn
Jun 25, 2011 31.15 Mn
Mar 26, 2011 45.79 Mn
Dec 25, 2010 47.49 Mn
Sep 25, 2010 44.43 Mn
Jun 26, 2010 45.64 Mn